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You can never go wrong with gifting lip balms. Everyone needs them whether it’s in your holiday stocking or in your day-to-day life. With this winter’s weather predictions of major snowstorms, high winds, and bitter cold they’ve become a necessity. Or if you’re lucky enough to live in a warm and sunny place, you still …
Time is just flying by! I mailed my holiday gifts last week, and I have my fingers crossed that they will actually arrive. I still haven’t received something I bought that was sent by mail on 11/29. Ugh. I’ve delivered my local holiday gifts, and I think I might be finished except for maybe something …
If WHISH BEAUTY isn’t on your wishlist then it’s time to correct that. They have kindly sent me several of their products to let you all know how a person that isn’t in love with fragranced products can be. They have affordable stocking stuffers like I’ve reviewed as well as some beautiful premade sets. PR …
Here it is December 5th and the countdown is real. Christmas is in 20 days, Hanukkah begins on Dec 18th and Kwanzaa on Dec. 26th. That means you’ll most likely be doing some gifting. I’ve been sent some products that I’m sure you’d enjoy for yourself as well as for reasonably priced gifts or stocking …
If you are wild about Harry or Taylor or eyeshadows Then you need to know about Unhidden Beauty. This beauty company has everything you can possibly want from eyeshadows. It’s uniqueness makes me thrilled. There are premade palettes with either 8, 12, or 20 shades; empty palettes that you can customize; and 80 …
Sunglasses are a year round thing. It took me decades to understand that. I probably could have eliminated at least a few wrinkles around my eyes if I had understood that. But now I do, and I always have sunglasses with me. In the past, I almost never wore sunglasses when I was jogging primarily …
See the beauty project Never Say Die Beauty used up this month and whether they are recommended
PR Sample, Informational Links, Affiliate Link Thrive Causemetics and BCA While Breast Cancer Awareness Month is sometimes disparaged for “just being about awareness”, it is really more than that. So many of us are aware of breast cancer, yet we put off our mammograms. We all know people who have had breast cancer, but we …
For both Marcia and Allison the season of fall is in full swing. Colder weather, leaves falling, color changes. Allison recently returned from meeting new family members and seeing the beauty of the Northeast in all its Autumn glory. Marcia is finally off her walker and able to walk into the world again before the …
Though autumn is just around the corner in the northern hemisphere, in Australia and the rest of the southern hemisphere, they’re getting ready for spring and summer. PR Sample, Affiliate Links A new-to-me Australian brand, Sunny Skin, sent me two SPF 50 sunscreens to try out for review: Super Sun Mineral Face Sunscreen with Antioxidants …
I Bought This, Informational Link, Affiliate Links Two years ago, I wrote about Aroma Season USB Warm Eye Mask (reviewed originally here). I’ve mentioned a number of times that I have dry eye and blepharitis, and I need to treat my eyes daily with moist heat for 10 minutes. I spray the mask cover with …
I Bought This, Affiliate Links Over the past few months, I saw a lot of ads for new Tatcha The Silk Sunscreen SPF 50 PA++++. As a serious fan of The Liquid Silk Canvas (Primer) as well as The Dewy Skin Cream, I thought I would probably love The Silk Sunscreen. It sounded light as …
Summer is truly here, and sunscreens take center stage in the skincare pantheon. This summer, I am making an effort to remember to use lip balm with sunscreen when I am outdoors. PR Samples, Affiliate Links Protective Lip Balm If you spend a lot of time outdoors like I do, you should add a lip …
I’ve mentioned aka complained many times about the volume of my hair. Truthfully I’m really thrilled though that I have the volume I do considering all that’s happened to my health over the years. But I still obsess about it and want to maximize what I have. After seeing the ads multiple times in the …
June completely sped by. I feel like I missed it. But here we are in July, and it’s time for a Project Pan update. I Bought This, Retail Gift, Affiliate Links My total of empties for the year was 70 at the start of June. I didn’t use up as many products in June as …
May was a good month for me in terms of using up beauty products, better than April. Yipee! Quick Recap Even though April was a slower month than some others, I ended April with 55 empties so far in 2022. May Empties May was much more like the earlier months in 2022 than April, and …
Cape Ann Museum Blooms This afternoon, Jeff and I went to Cape Ann Museum in Gloucester to see their version of “Art in Bloom” where designers create floral displays that capture the essence of a particular artwork. It was very nice, not quite as good as at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, but …
After several great Project Pan months, April is a little sparse. I’m not surprised because I used up so many products in February and March. Plus the week we were away didn’t help. Well, enough with the excuses. Let’s see what I used up and whether they’re worth recommending. I Bought This, PR Samples, Affiliate …
It’s that time again: Project Pan progress report! March was a very good month for me. I used up a lot of products, and I’m even tossing a couple of expired ones. So far, 2022 has been a good year for empties for me. Here we go! Bath & Body Derma E Vitamin E Fragrance-free …
For the past two years, I haven’t been wearing mascara very often. As a result, I stopped using lash growth serum. I literally forgot about it. I Bought This, PR Sample, Affiliate Links In one of my posts several weeks ago, I mentioned that my friend, M., pointed out her eyelashes to me one afternoon …